The recurrence rate of choledocholithiasis in the general population has been reported to exceed 10%. incidence cholelithiasis was be higher patients following gastrectomy than that population. However, there is no study for recurrent gastrectomy. This aimed evaluate and identify risk factors A retrospective analysis performed on with history who underwent removal Kyungpook National University ...

OBJECTIVE To look at women who underwent overlapping anal sphincteroplasty (OAS) with the use of either permanent or absorbable sutures and to describe patient-reported fecal continence and quality of life. STUDY DESIGN A case series of 40 women who underwent OAS completed the Modified Manchester Health Questionnaire a mean of 50 months after surgery. Descriptive statistics were used to descr...

CONTEXT Pancreatic ascites is rare and thought to be due to rupture of a pancreatic pseudocyst, main pancreatic duct disruption or leakage from an unknown site. CASE REPORT We report the case of a 33-year-old gentleman with a history of chronic alcoholic pancreatitis who presented with pancreatic ascites and was successfully treated with open transduodenal stenting and pancreatic and biliary ...

BACKGROUND The predictors of the outcomes following anal sphincteroplasty have not been well documented. OBJECTIVE The aim was to evaluate age as a predictor of functional outcome and quality of life after overlapping sphincter repair. DESIGN This study is a retrospective review of chart review followed by a prospective evaluation by the use of validated questionnaires. SETTINGS Patients ...

Todani classification is extensively used to guide the surgical strategy of choledochal cysts, but no systematic investigations on the distal management of intrapancreatic choledochal cysts have been conducted. This study reports the distal classification and management of choledochal cysts in adults based on the relation between the cyst and pancreatic duct. Patients with choledochal cyst who ...